Spire Global (NASDAQ: SPIR) has landed a contract from NASA for a new concept study to develop space based capabilities for early detection of US wildfires.

Asteroid mining startup AstroForge has been granted the first ever commercial deep space license from the United States Federal Communications Commission.

AST SpaceMobile (NASDAQ: ASTS) has been selected by the United States Space Development Agency to compete for future satellite prototype demonstration projects.

Redwire (NYSE: RDW) and Bristol-Myers Squibb (NYSE: BMY) have formed a new partnership for a drug investigation at the International Space Station.

Robinhood (NASDAQ: HOOD) co-founder Baiju Bhatt has launched a new space startup called Aetherflux that is focused on harnessing solar energy from space.

Momentus (NASDAQ: MNTS) will provide launch services for future missions through NASA’s Venture-Class Acquisition of Dedicated and Rideshare contract.

Rocket Lab (NASDAQ: RKLB) has been selected by NASA to leverage their space technology to retrieve rock samples from Mars and bring them back to Earth.

Rocket Lab (NASDAQ: RKLB) has successfully completed testing and integration of its Pioneer spacecraft to be used by pharma company Varda in-space.

BlackSky Technology (NYSE: BKSY) has won a United States Navy research contract to explore new applications for optical intersatellite link terminals.

Rocket Lab (NASDAQ: RKLB) has successfully launched their most recent Electron mission from Mahia, New Zealand and has also deployed five more satellites.